Changing from one mobile platform to another can be interesting. I went from Windows 10 Mobile to iOS and so far, no major damage is done. Some interesting differences exist in how Outlook for iOS and Outlook mobile synchronize email to devices. I wanted to learn more, so I poked and found out why the differences exist.

This week, Microsoft announced that it will port its Cortana digital personal assistant—a key part of Windows Phone and the forthcoming Windows 10—to Android and iOS. The news set off shock waves in Microsoft's enthusiast communities, particularly that for the beleaguered Windows Phone platform. But this news was inevitable, and entirely consistent with CEO Satya… Read More

While electronics giants like Samsung and HTC attacked this week's Mobile World Congress with exciting new flagship designs that push at the boundaries of what's possible with a modern smart phone, Microsoft took a different tack. The firm announced two more mid-market smart phones and has reaffirmed that we won't see another Lumia flagship until… Read More

It will come as no surprise that Android and iOS continued to dominate the global smart phone market in 2014, with Windows Phone stuck in a very distant third place. But there are big questions for 2015. Can Apple's fourth quarter gains turn into something non-temporary and reverse the firm's historic market share slide downward?… Read More